America's founding charters : primary documents of Colonial and Revolutionary era governance / edited by Jon L. Wakelyn.
| Other author | Wakelyn, Jon L. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, ©2006. |
| Description | 3 volumes (xvii, 983 pages) ; 26 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents only |
| Subjects |
| Contents | v.1 Origins, 1580s-1688 -- Ideas on governance and first charters -- Charters and essential governing documents -- Consolidation of colonies and resistance : dominion status, 1685-1689 -- v.2 The colonial and provincial growth of American governance : developments and defense, 1689_1776. Governmental developments during the Eighteenth Century -- Essays on governance and defense of colonial government -- Plans for unity, divided colonies, and united independence -- v. 3 Governance in the confederation period, 1776-1787. The first state constitutions : debates, adoptions, and amendments -- The Articles of Confederation : proposed, debated, and ratified -- Continental Congress as the national government. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2006026954 |
| ISBN | 0313331553 (v. 1 : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780313331558 (v. 1 : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0313331561 (v. 2 : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780313331565 (v. 2 : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 031333157X (v. 3 : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780313331572 (v. 3 : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0313331545 (set : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780313331541 (set : alk. paper) |